Stay at home mum

[underthe]

I'm a stay at home to 3 kids 5.2.8 months!
I feel very alone, I have like no friends 😂 and no really close family just my sister but she has no kids and has a very different life to me!
Even though I'm never alone I feel very alone my husband works a lot and I'm pretty much on my own all day with the kids, till about 6ish, I know I shouldn't be moaning and I know I'm very lucky to be able to be with my kids all the time, but I just feel really down maybe because I never get any kids free time/ me time, spoken to my husband about doing a few hours of work a week just so I can make friends ect but he's not happy with me leaving the kids at a nursery! I'm at a lost. I love my kids lots just very alone xx

[OnlyFoolsnMothers]

Hey OP, first of all love we love our kids but they arent the same as adult company, completely understand why you would feel isolated.
Whats your husband's issue with nursery- your 5 year old I assume is in school??
Do you go to many baby groups/ have you tried the mush app if in the UK?

[underthe]

5 year old is at school he thinks the 2 year old and 8 months old is to little to be away from me 🤦‍♀️ so that makes me feel bad for thinking it would help even for a few hours? I have been to some groups but my 2 year old can he handful around other people, so makes it really hard, I feel like I'm just feel like I should be happy to be with my kids, I have been at stay at home mum for 5 years xx

[underthe]

I'm not very confident so makes it hard to meet new people to!

[OnlyFoolsnMothers]

I think you need to be more assertive with your husband about having some time off.
I also think, if your 2 year old is particularly energetic, they would benefit from a nursery (my 19month old definitely does- goes 2 days and 1 morning a week).
Try the mush app too

[3babyxx]

I have a 5 year old 2 year old and 7 month old !! You literally just explained my life all down to my kids dad not wanting my toddler in a nursery! But I have put him in two days a week because I think he needs to interact with other children.. there father lives far from me and sees them once a week so all week I'm on my own with them! Xx